Senior project manager
Equal parts creative agency, engineering firm, and consultancy, Grappus has a reputation of doing things differently. We work with brands big and small, far and wide, helping them understand, prototype and deploy a broad range of custom tech. We value design and we cringe at bad UX. Each project is a clean slate, we don’t have frameworks, or any pre-made formulas. We’re not here to just grow big, make money and win awards. We’re here to crack the process of building truly innovative products from scratch. Products that make people say ‘damn’.
People at Grappus usually experience a highly accelerated career growth well beyond the narrow constraints of their ‘job description’. Here, the growth ladder is tailored to you. It operates exactly as fast as you can manage to grow. We think it's a waste when smart people are unable to make an impact. Our aim is to unleash your potential by giving you massive challenges and the freedom to solve them.
We’re in a fluid world, where we don’t know what technologies we’ll use next, or the projects we’ll work on. We’re actively searching for ways to shine a light on our blind spots, whether it is in the products we want to build, the problems we like to solve, or the company culture we try to create. That’s what makes life at Grappus so exciting. Grappus is an ongoing experiment and you are a part of it. We'll be a different company a few years from now because you are going to change it for the better. We can’t wait to see where you take us
We are seeking a Technical Project Manager who has a knack for coming up with creative solutions to unique problems, planning development cycles while leading a team of developers. You should have good time management skills and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with a cross-discipline team of product managers, strategists, UX designers, art directors, and developers. Most importantly, you have an eye for detail and the ability to manage diverse clients.
- Understands the latest technology stacks on backend and frontend helpful during the architecture phase
- Experience in developing and managing project plans, and work with project team members to execute on these plans.
- Ensuring project timelines and deliverables are being met at each stage using agile and scrum principles.
- Efficiently planning for and prioritize resources based on deliverable dates, scope, and goals.
- Establishing and monitoring effective flow of communication between the product, design, and development teams on a daily basis.
- Manage schedules, budgets, assets, and scope detail with great precision and organization.
- Appropriately setting and managing client expectations through tactful negotiation and clear communication.
- Balancing client wants and needs on each project with those of the Grappus team.
- Proactively identify needs, opportunities, and approaches that clients may not recognize on their own.
- Monitoring risks and scoping creep on each project in order to preemptively address potential issues.
- Communicating and documenting project status and strategic recommendations to clients, team members, and Resourcing Manager on a regular basis; escalating issues accordingly via the appropriate channels.
- Minimum of 4 years of interactive project management/account management experience in the digital space.
- Strong understanding of web and mobile development technologies, agile methodologies, and design lifecycle, to the extent that most client questions can be answered without consulting a developer.
- Demonstrated ability to provide strong, level-headed leadership and mentorship to junior team members, as well as the ability to support cross-functional project teams.
- Ability to motivate, support and understand his/her teams, as well as an ease of working with and managing team members outside of his/her area of expertise.
- Significant client-facing experience, in particular working with clients to develop and negotiate project scopes and budgets.
- Vast knowledge of mobile and tech industry best practices and the most relevant platforms.
- Ability to skillfully articulate the unique Grappus approach on each project.
- Ability to stay calm and collected in tense situations.
- Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines
- Team player (those great personality types that people love to work with)
- Great communication skills
- Impressive leadership skills
- We have no fixed work timings or leave policy, you can take unlimited leaves and start your day whenever you want. (Just make sure others in your team don’t suffer)
- We don’t track these hours you put in or ask you to fill time sheets. We don’t believe in micromanaging, if you’re struggling, ask for help. If someone else is, offer some support.
- We never mind if people make mistakes or screw up in any way, and offer full encouragement to help people learn fast by failing fast.
- We always encourage people to be completely candid, raise alarms, or log complaints anonymously in our feedback tool, no matter how harsh.
- We are a ‘Work from Anywhere’ company, since passionate, driven people can work from anywhere they want; their homes, or cafes, or mountains, or beaches, anywhere.
- We have a 15-day notice period. We want to build a place where people work willingly and passionately.
Do dope sh*t.Get paid.
Equal parts creative agency, engineering firm, and consultancy, Grappus has a reputation of doing things differently. We work with brands big and small, far and wide, helping them understand, prototype and deploy a broad range of custom tech. We value design and we cringe at bad UX. Each project is a clean slate, we don’t have frameworks, or any pre-made formulas. We’re not here to just grow big, make money and win awards. We’re here to crack the process of building truly innovative products from scratch. Products that make people say ‘damn’.
Why you’ll love it here:
- We have no fixed work timings or leave policy, you can take unlimited leaves and start your day whenever you want. (Just make sure others in your team don’t suffer)
- We don’t track these hours you put in or ask you to fill time sheets. We don’t believe in micromanaging, if you’re struggling, ask for help. If someone else is, offer some support.
- We never mind if people make mistakes or screw up in any way, and offer full encouragement to help people learn fast by failing fast.
- We always encourage people to be completely candid, raise alarms, or log complaints anonymously in our feedback tool, no matter how harsh.
- We are a ‘Work from Anywhere’ company, since passionate, driven people can work from anywhere they want; their homes, or cafes, or mountains, or beaches, anywhere.
- We have a 15-day notice period. We want to build a place where people work willingly and passionately.